-ci

See also: Appendix:Variations of "ci"

French

Etymology

• ici

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /si/

Particle

-ci

1. this: always used with ce or pronouns such as celui, celle

   Cet homme-ci n’est pas mon mari

   This man is not my husband.

   Cette maison-ci va brûler

   This house is going to burn.

Antonyms

• -là

Derived terms

Derived terms

• ceci
• celle-ci
• celles-ci

• celui-ci
• ceux-ci

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Hungarian

Etymology

-c (“diminutive suffix”) + -i (“diminutive suffix”)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [t͡si]

Suffix

-ci

1. (diminutive suffix) Used mostly in given names, but also in other words.

   László → Laci

   futball → foci

Derived terms

Hungarian nouns suffixed with -ci

See also

• Appendix:Hungarian suffixes

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Italian

Pronoun

-ci

1. enclitic form of ci; appended to present active infinitive verb forms to derive reflexive, accusative and dative forms when the object is first plural person

   dare (“to give”) → darci (“to give ourselves; to give us; to give for us”)

   vendere (“to sell”) → venderci (“to sell ourselves; to sell us; to sell to us”)

   servire (“to serve”) → servirci (“to serve ourselves; to serve us; to serve to us”)

Usage notes

The final -e of the original infinitive is removed :

-are → -arci

-ere → -erci

-ire → -irci

Where the verb ends in -rre, the final re is removed, leaving behind just an -r:

introdurre (“to introduce”) → introdurci (“to introduce ourselves; to introduce us; to insert in us”)

In any case, after the suffixation, there is only a single r and no vowels immediately before -ci.

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Latin

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /kiː/, [kiː]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /t͡ʃi/, [t͡ʃiː]

Etymology 1

Declined forms of -cus (adjectival suffix).

Suffix

1. nominative masculine plural of -cus
2. genitive masculine singular of -cus
3. genitive neuter singular of -cus
4. vocative masculine plural of -cus

Etymology 2

A declined form of -cum (nominal suffix).

Suffix

1. genitive singular of -cum

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Turkish

Suffix

-ci

1. Suffix appended to words to create a noun, denoting a profession or occupation.

Synonyms

• -çi
• -cı
• -çı
• -cu

• -çu
• -cü
• -çü

Derived terms

Turkish terms suffixed with -ci

Descendants

• → Albanian: -xhi